Nightmare in Niger.

[Whiskeydeltadeltatango]

For the record, I don’t have all the intelligence so I won’t criticize something that hasn’t happened yet. But, the military won’t leave anything behind that they want or deem sensitive/secret. Those things will be removed or destroyed on site before they pull out. This will be a nothing burger beyond the cost of business having deployments around the world.

Wish I still had that faith.


Afghanistan.

 

[HawkMachine]

I don't care what side of the aisle you sit on, you better laugh at this:

 

[B1GDeal]

Wish I still had that faith.


Afghanistan.

We didn’t leave any critical things behind. It was old equipment that was left behind mostly because the thought was the “trained” local forces would use it to hold territory vs Taliban which clearly didn’t work. I agree the withdrawal there was botched. I like that they randomly pulled out in the middle of the night but they should have had any and all personnel that needed out gone already vs having some begging at the airport and having a bunch or random afghans who were afraid of the Taliban trying to also get out. I’m guessing we will leave in the middle of the night before that date once again.

 

[IIowaFarmBoy]

To try and counteract the fallout of the failed regime change effort in Libya.

Before he was overthrown and killed, Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi warned jihadists would conquer northern Africa​

Now, with France locked in a battle with extremists in Mali, it seems Muammar Gaddafi may not have been so crazy after all

Author of the article:
Scott Barber
Published Jan 25, 2013

During the dying days of his four decade rule, Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi cast an ominous prophecy. If his regime fell, jihadists would subjugate northern Africa, inflicting widespread violence and terror.

“Al-Qaeda considers all the people to be infidels,” Mr. Gaddafi declared in a speech weeks before NATO began its military intervention in Libya. “They deem all people their enemies. They know nothing but killing.”

The Islamists would pour in from Afghanistan, Algeria, and Egypt, he warned, saying, “These are beasts with turbans.”

Now, with France locked in a battle with extremists in Mali; with al-Qaeda-linked groups carrying out a massive hostage taking in Algeria, and with Britain, Germany, and France telling their citizens to leave Libya because of an unspecified threat, the man many considered mad may not have been so crazy after all.

“The irony is, he was right,” said Christian Leuprecht, Royal Military College and Queen’s University political studies associate professor.

“Here we have a situation that’s out of control,” said Abdel Kerim Ousman, Royal Military College political science associate professor. “Gaddafi actually said, if you want to destroy [Libya], the result would be the taking over by the jihadists.”

Sadaam to the end thought he'd get released as he didn't think the US was so stupid to try and govern without him.

 

[goldmom]

They spent a shit ton of $$$ in recent years building a new airbase out in the desert too... probably the reason they don't want to walk away.

If they did the ChiComs would move in overnight.

 

[IIowaFarmBoy]

The Russians are claiming victory.